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The Reporter. (Akron, Ohio), 1981-10-03

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> ^ *5 x X- u* d i 2 or m o u H ^ ? J 3 ?? ? J* cr o w i ? * u o 00 . vol. xiu r ^ \ \ vl 17 An attar* winning newspaper ? tonamei an& hXutei te the unite qf at men Th* A?port?r Group AKRON-CANTON CLMVLAMD KfNl-AAVENNA HANtFMLDSANDUtK V ^ KL rHIA40fU/N-Of*LW YOUNQ9TO0N-WAMWN NORTHEAST OHIO ^ /, jy OCTOBER J. IMl THRU OCTOBER U 1M1 25 CENTS PER COPY BUCK CAUCUS IS MMCHMC MEMBERS OF THE ' -C~" 1 1 ?"??* CMMM and Rally Gr?ip march toward, the Capitol to protect the Voting Rights Ait ?* Affirmative Action Photo by Karen Burge Police Object to Gun Policy Akron police officers were shocked, black Akronites were pleased, and the courts were anticipating when Akron Police Chief Robert Prease and Mayor Roy L. Ray announced a new gun policy. The policy restricts the use of guns by police officers.The policy would allow the use of deadly force only when the life of a police officer or another person is in imminent danger at a crime scene. The new police policy was viewed by some within the department as a response to the Veal shooting this year and to the John Woods shooting in 1979. It is reported that one major course for the surprising action on the. port of the Police Chief and the Mayor is the increased interest in Akron by the U.S. Justice Department concerning police shootings. Reportedly they have sent representatives to Akron several times during recent months. Black community leaders were generally supportive of the policy. Fourth Ward Councilman Harold K. Stubbs a former assistant Summit County prosecutor, said the change brings Akron into line with progressive police departments around the country. NAACP President Cauell Smith said "This policy is what ute naaui* nas oeen uytng. The use of a gun is a powerful and deadly tool." Frontiers President, Edwin L. Parms'said "we support the policy. It places a premium on human life. We believe that effective law enforcement can still take place. Darryl Tukufu, said he feels good about the new policy. "That's what we talked about at first," Tukufu said. "I see now there's going to be a fight. But it (the new policy) is parallel with FBI procedure. Dayton and Cleveland already have a similar policy and so does Detroit. "It's not the most popular things in the black or white community. But I think when people look at the broader issue that they'll see it is something that has to be done." Mayor Roy Ray said he approved the policy change. "What we're saying, in essence, is that the firearm is a defensive weapon," he said, "and discretion is advised in using it." Ray said the changes were not the result of recent shootings. Local police unions have filed a law suit and are threatening to stop the policy. At this writing, the City of Akron has vowed to fight to keep the policy. It looks like a royal battle is likely but black observers see the action as a progressive one. Physicians Invited to Medical School Black physicians from Akron, Canton, Kent and Youngs town will visit the Roots town campus of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, to meet recipients of Bridge Fund Scholarships and to learn about the six-year combined B.S.M.D. degree program of NEOUCOM The dinner and meeting to follow were planned to tell area black physicians about the NEOUCOM program and to interest them in working with th? College in .the undergraduate clinical training of medical students, according to Charles G. Mlckens, Associate for Minority Affairs. Recipients of this year's Bridge Fund Scholarships are Lori L. Shells, graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown; Kent D. Tray lor, graduate of Ursuline High School, Youngstown, and David F. Brooks, Chanel High School, Northfield. Bridge Fund Scholarships are funded by NEOUCOM and are provided specifically to minority students entering the B.S.-M.D. degree program on one of the consortium university campuses (The Unviersity of Akron, Kent State University, Youngstown State University). Miss Shells and Mr. Brooks attend The University of Akron ; Mr. Tray lor is enrolled at Kent State University. All three are entered in the first year of the six -year program in the Class of 1987 OBERLIN CITT MANAGER TO RE HONORER Plans for the Testimonial Dinner honoring Ms. Sherry Suttles, outgoing City Manager of Oberlin, Ohio, have been finalized by the host organization, the Oberlin Political Action Coalition (OPAC). Atty. Carl Stokes, former Mayor of Cleveland, will be the speaker at the Testimonial Dinner. Mr. Stokes, who also was formerly the anchornewsperson on NBC news in New York City, is currently a practicing attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. The dinner will begin at ? p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 1981, at the Oberlin Early Childhood Center, 317 East College Street, in Oberlin, Ohio. Beverages will be served from 6-6:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and Mr. Sherry Stokes will apeak at approximately 7:15 p.m. Interested member* of the public are invited to Join in this tribute to Ms. Suttles. Further information about OPAC or the dinner may be obtained from Ms. Julia Shumate at 774-1450. Ms. Shumate Is chairperson of OPAC Proposition 13 is working fine in California, the October Reader's Digest declares State and local government Jobs were pared by 103,000? largely through attrition? and there were 552,000 new private-sector Jobs to pick up the slack. It's common knowledge that illicit drugs are big business How big? The October Reader's Digest calculates that If all suppliers of cocaine were to form a single corporation, it would probably be the nation's seventh largest W.O. WALKER TO ADBRESS LOCAL OOO ? T>uoCfew(RB RUltttWI MM made by several black local Republicans to reactivate the Akron Chapter of the Ohio Republican Council (ORC). Founded over fifty years ago, ORC Is a statewide organization of black Republicans. It is also an affiliate of the Ohio State Republican Party. The objectives of ORC are: 1. To educate black dtiaens of the importance of being registered voters, and to vote each election day; 2. To encourage black citizens to become members of the Republican Party, and to participate in all of the party's activities on the precinct, ward, county, state and national levels; S. To encourage and assist black youths in becoming interested in the responsibilities SICKLE CELL POSTER CHILD Faith Thereaa Martin, 8 years old. of W?at Palm Beach, Florida, haa bean selected a* National Association for Sickle Cell Disease 1MMM2 Poster Child She will be introduced at the Annual Convention The National Association for Sickle Cell Inc. (NASCD) will ..old 1U Mh Annual Convention in Uttle Rock, Arkansas, at the Camel ot Hotel, October 1-4, 1961. The announcement was made by Dr. Charles F. Whit ten, President of NASCD. Delegates from 75 affiliates throughout the nation will be In attendance. The convention's 1961 theme will be Sickle Cell Programs Creating a Network for Survival in the 80's. The Sickle Cell Foundation of Arkansas Is host to the convention, Dr. Roosevelt Brown is host president, and William Fhm Is convention chairman. Registration begins Friday. October 2, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a welcome reception hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Arkansas. The business session begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday The afternoon session at 1 p.m. Is open to the public. W.O. Walker of citizenship end voting, 4. To encourage and assist qualified blacks to become candidates for party officers, and to seek election tar all political offices; 5. To help in disseminating the ? philosophy of the Republican Party and to assist the Party and its acceptable candidates in every way possible ; 6 To do all in our power to make the United States of America the kind of democracy that will command the respect of all the peoples of the world; 7. To spread the knowledge of the Job of a united people who are working together for our general welfare and benefit. In furtherance of these objectives, a reactivation meeting of the Akron ORC Chapter will be held on Thursday, October t, 1981, at 7:30 p.m at the Akron Community Center and Urban League, 250 E. Market Street. W. O. Walker, a founder of ORC and Dean of Black Press, will keynote this very Important meeting All interested persojis are encouraged to be in attendance. Attorney Norman Purnell is the coordinator (376-M36). EPILEPSV PROJECT The Epilepsy Project of United Services for Handicapped will start new counseling support groups for persons having a seizure disorder and -or members of their immediate family In October. Transportation to counseling groups scheduled during weekdays is svailable at request Two groups are presently meeting weekly An adult group meets op Thursday from 10: IS a.m. to 11:15 a.m., and a group for children In the 4th through 6th grades meets on Tuesday Attending the ltth Annual Legislative Black Caucus weekend was a worthwhile informative workshop* geared to pin pointing and explaining our most critical problems. Problems in areas of full employment, health, education, minority economic development and organising black youth by Congressional districts. To illustrate, I attended the Health Care workshop chaired by Congressman Louis Stokes. Congressman Stokes noted The Hough-Norwood Family Care Center located in the heart of the list Congressional District and the over *00 similar centers across the country provide critically needed health care in inner city and rural years. For people who cannot afford health care or cannot find a doctor close to home, these centers fill that need. The message from the chair, Walter E. Fauntroy encompassed the challenge to black survival. 'To meet this across-theboard challenge to the quality of life for all black Americana, the Congressional Blhck Caucus has this year taken up Ossie Davis' admonition to give black people a plan of action in which all of us can play a meaningful part. Whether you are a black In a. 1 |ai, ? m 1 1 1 ?? I n /??I^Mal civic , 'rHicrtiw or professional activity , whether you are in civil right*, community action, religion, education, or youth and elderly services, there is now a pian of action by which we may coordinate our struggle for the common good It ia a plan that, In each of theae areas, describes the situation, identifies opposing forces, defines our mission, and details specific actions that should be taken to accomplish that mission. Our theme this year, addressing the challenge ? implementing the plan, signals the invitation that we extend to you on this 11th annual legislative weekend to study, your role in the implementation of the plan in your area of black life,' and to join the action alert communications network for carrying out your assignment^. Ossie Davis was right: It's not the man, its the plan, its not the rap, its the map. Join t|S in addressing the challenge by Implementing the plan. There were social affairs. Aren't there Continued on page ? FOREIGN INVESTORS OWN V.S. FOOO CHAINS Foreign investors are buying into the American food system, not by purchasing vast farm acreage, but by obtaining control of certain U.S. grocery, hotel and restaurant chains as well as food processing plants, a recent survey shows. A It P, Grand Union, Howard Johnson, Stouffers and the International House of Pancakes are among grocery and ? restaurant chains now foreign controlled, the study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service disclosed. Foreign companies own 14 U.S. foods tore chains outright and hold a partial share in ? others as of April 1M0, according to the study by USDA economists Naaman Seigle and Charles Handy These firms in 197V rang up combined sales of about $19 billion, nearly 11 percent of total U.S. grocery store sales. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co (A k P). had revenues of nearly $6.7 billion in 1979. A West German firm owns a 90 percent share of A ft P. A British concern owns Grand Union Co., another food retail giant, with $3.9 billion in sales Other American firms under foreign ownership Inclu'*? Keebler's cracker*, Libby's, Peter Paul, Wishbone, Seagram, Godd Humor and Tetley. The firms provide cookies, candy, sauces, tea, coffee, and alchoholic beverages. Foreign investment in U.S. food manufacturing firms reached $2 6 billion in 197*, the USpA survey showed. The survey, published in the summer edition of the National Food Review and the September issue of Farm line, both USD A publications, found that the first significant foreign investment in the U.S. commercial food sector began with Benlhana of Tokyo, a Japanese style steakhouae in 1964 In IffTS, 11 foreign-owned firms or franchises operated in the Industry but by December, 1M0, 44 foreign firms had franchisor or proprietary interest In 48 U.S. operations However, there are two sides to the foreign ownership question, according to USDA analysts. U.S. affiliate* of foreign firms use American farm products, employ U.S workers, invest in U.S. MAterials and technology and put a large share of their profits back into the U.S. economy

> ^ *5 x X- u* d i 2 or m o u H ^ ? J 3 ?? ? J* cr o w i ? * u o 00 . vol. xiu r ^ \ \ vl 17 An attar* winning newspaper ? tonamei an& hXutei te the unite qf at men Th* A?port?r Group AKRON-CANTON CLMVLAMD KfNl-AAVENNA HANtFMLDSANDUtK V ^ KL rHIA40fU/N-Of*LW YOUNQ9TO0N-WAMWN NORTHEAST OHIO ^ /, jy OCTOBER J. IMl THRU OCTOBER U 1M1 25 CENTS PER COPY BUCK CAUCUS IS MMCHMC MEMBERS OF THE ' -C~" 1 1 ?"??* CMMM and Rally Gr?ip march toward, the Capitol to protect the Voting Rights Ait ?* Affirmative Action Photo by Karen Burge Police Object to Gun Policy Akron police officers were shocked, black Akronites were pleased, and the courts were anticipating when Akron Police Chief Robert Prease and Mayor Roy L. Ray announced a new gun policy. The policy restricts the use of guns by police officers.The policy would allow the use of deadly force only when the life of a police officer or another person is in imminent danger at a crime scene. The new police policy was viewed by some within the department as a response to the Veal shooting this year and to the John Woods shooting in 1979. It is reported that one major course for the surprising action on the. port of the Police Chief and the Mayor is the increased interest in Akron by the U.S. Justice Department concerning police shootings. Reportedly they have sent representatives to Akron several times during recent months. Black community leaders were generally supportive of the policy. Fourth Ward Councilman Harold K. Stubbs a former assistant Summit County prosecutor, said the change brings Akron into line with progressive police departments around the country. NAACP President Cauell Smith said "This policy is what ute naaui* nas oeen uytng. The use of a gun is a powerful and deadly tool." Frontiers President, Edwin L. Parms'said "we support the policy. It places a premium on human life. We believe that effective law enforcement can still take place. Darryl Tukufu, said he feels good about the new policy. "That's what we talked about at first," Tukufu said. "I see now there's going to be a fight. But it (the new policy) is parallel with FBI procedure. Dayton and Cleveland already have a similar policy and so does Detroit. "It's not the most popular things in the black or white community. But I think when people look at the broader issue that they'll see it is something that has to be done." Mayor Roy Ray said he approved the policy change. "What we're saying, in essence, is that the firearm is a defensive weapon," he said, "and discretion is advised in using it." Ray said the changes were not the result of recent shootings. Local police unions have filed a law suit and are threatening to stop the policy. At this writing, the City of Akron has vowed to fight to keep the policy. It looks like a royal battle is likely but black observers see the action as a progressive one. Physicians Invited to Medical School Black physicians from Akron, Canton, Kent and Youngs town will visit the Roots town campus of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, to meet recipients of Bridge Fund Scholarships and to learn about the six-year combined B.S.M.D. degree program of NEOUCOM The dinner and meeting to follow were planned to tell area black physicians about the NEOUCOM program and to interest them in working with th? College in .the undergraduate clinical training of medical students, according to Charles G. Mlckens, Associate for Minority Affairs. Recipients of this year's Bridge Fund Scholarships are Lori L. Shells, graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown; Kent D. Tray lor, graduate of Ursuline High School, Youngstown, and David F. Brooks, Chanel High School, Northfield. Bridge Fund Scholarships are funded by NEOUCOM and are provided specifically to minority students entering the B.S.-M.D. degree program on one of the consortium university campuses (The Unviersity of Akron, Kent State University, Youngstown State University). Miss Shells and Mr. Brooks attend The University of Akron ; Mr. Tray lor is enrolled at Kent State University. All three are entered in the first year of the six -year program in the Class of 1987 OBERLIN CITT MANAGER TO RE HONORER Plans for the Testimonial Dinner honoring Ms. Sherry Suttles, outgoing City Manager of Oberlin, Ohio, have been finalized by the host organization, the Oberlin Political Action Coalition (OPAC). Atty. Carl Stokes, former Mayor of Cleveland, will be the speaker at the Testimonial Dinner. Mr. Stokes, who also was formerly the anchornewsperson on NBC news in New York City, is currently a practicing attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. The dinner will begin at ? p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 1981, at the Oberlin Early Childhood Center, 317 East College Street, in Oberlin, Ohio. Beverages will be served from 6-6:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and Mr. Sherry Stokes will apeak at approximately 7:15 p.m. Interested member* of the public are invited to Join in this tribute to Ms. Suttles. Further information about OPAC or the dinner may be obtained from Ms. Julia Shumate at 774-1450. Ms. Shumate Is chairperson of OPAC Proposition 13 is working fine in California, the October Reader's Digest declares State and local government Jobs were pared by 103,000? largely through attrition? and there were 552,000 new private-sector Jobs to pick up the slack. It's common knowledge that illicit drugs are big business How big? The October Reader's Digest calculates that If all suppliers of cocaine were to form a single corporation, it would probably be the nation's seventh largest W.O. WALKER TO ADBRESS LOCAL OOO ? T>uoCfew(RB RUltttWI MM made by several black local Republicans to reactivate the Akron Chapter of the Ohio Republican Council (ORC). Founded over fifty years ago, ORC Is a statewide organization of black Republicans. It is also an affiliate of the Ohio State Republican Party. The objectives of ORC are: 1. To educate black dtiaens of the importance of being registered voters, and to vote each election day; 2. To encourage black citizens to become members of the Republican Party, and to participate in all of the party's activities on the precinct, ward, county, state and national levels; S. To encourage and assist black youths in becoming interested in the responsibilities SICKLE CELL POSTER CHILD Faith Thereaa Martin, 8 years old. of W?at Palm Beach, Florida, haa bean selected a* National Association for Sickle Cell Disease 1MMM2 Poster Child She will be introduced at the Annual Convention The National Association for Sickle Cell Inc. (NASCD) will ..old 1U Mh Annual Convention in Uttle Rock, Arkansas, at the Camel ot Hotel, October 1-4, 1961. The announcement was made by Dr. Charles F. Whit ten, President of NASCD. Delegates from 75 affiliates throughout the nation will be In attendance. The convention's 1961 theme will be Sickle Cell Programs Creating a Network for Survival in the 80's. The Sickle Cell Foundation of Arkansas Is host to the convention, Dr. Roosevelt Brown is host president, and William Fhm Is convention chairman. Registration begins Friday. October 2, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a welcome reception hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Arkansas. The business session begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday The afternoon session at 1 p.m. Is open to the public. W.O. Walker of citizenship end voting, 4. To encourage and assist qualified blacks to become candidates for party officers, and to seek election tar all political offices; 5. To help in disseminating the ? philosophy of the Republican Party and to assist the Party and its acceptable candidates in every way possible ; 6 To do all in our power to make the United States of America the kind of democracy that will command the respect of all the peoples of the world; 7. To spread the knowledge of the Job of a united people who are working together for our general welfare and benefit. In furtherance of these objectives, a reactivation meeting of the Akron ORC Chapter will be held on Thursday, October t, 1981, at 7:30 p.m at the Akron Community Center and Urban League, 250 E. Market Street. W. O. Walker, a founder of ORC and Dean of Black Press, will keynote this very Important meeting All interested persojis are encouraged to be in attendance. Attorney Norman Purnell is the coordinator (376-M36). EPILEPSV PROJECT The Epilepsy Project of United Services for Handicapped will start new counseling support groups for persons having a seizure disorder and -or members of their immediate family In October. Transportation to counseling groups scheduled during weekdays is svailable at request Two groups are presently meeting weekly An adult group meets op Thursday from 10: IS a.m. to 11:15 a.m., and a group for children In the 4th through 6th grades meets on Tuesday Attending the ltth Annual Legislative Black Caucus weekend was a worthwhile informative workshop* geared to pin pointing and explaining our most critical problems. Problems in areas of full employment, health, education, minority economic development and organising black youth by Congressional districts. To illustrate, I attended the Health Care workshop chaired by Congressman Louis Stokes. Congressman Stokes noted The Hough-Norwood Family Care Center located in the heart of the list Congressional District and the over *00 similar centers across the country provide critically needed health care in inner city and rural years. For people who cannot afford health care or cannot find a doctor close to home, these centers fill that need. The message from the chair, Walter E. Fauntroy encompassed the challenge to black survival. 'To meet this across-theboard challenge to the quality of life for all black Americana, the Congressional Blhck Caucus has this year taken up Ossie Davis' admonition to give black people a plan of action in which all of us can play a meaningful part. Whether you are a black In a. 1 |ai, ? m 1 1 1 ?? I n /??I^Mal civic , 'rHicrtiw or professional activity , whether you are in civil right*, community action, religion, education, or youth and elderly services, there is now a pian of action by which we may coordinate our struggle for the common good It ia a plan that, In each of theae areas, describes the situation, identifies opposing forces, defines our mission, and details specific actions that should be taken to accomplish that mission. Our theme this year, addressing the challenge ? implementing the plan, signals the invitation that we extend to you on this 11th annual legislative weekend to study, your role in the implementation of the plan in your area of black life,' and to join the action alert communications network for carrying out your assignment^. Ossie Davis was right: It's not the man, its the plan, its not the rap, its the map. Join t|S in addressing the challenge by Implementing the plan. There were social affairs. Aren't there Continued on page ? FOREIGN INVESTORS OWN V.S. FOOO CHAINS Foreign investors are buying into the American food system, not by purchasing vast farm acreage, but by obtaining control of certain U.S. grocery, hotel and restaurant chains as well as food processing plants, a recent survey shows. A It P, Grand Union, Howard Johnson, Stouffers and the International House of Pancakes are among grocery and ? restaurant chains now foreign controlled, the study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service disclosed. Foreign companies own 14 U.S. foods tore chains outright and hold a partial share in ? others as of April 1M0, according to the study by USDA economists Naaman Seigle and Charles Handy These firms in 197V rang up combined sales of about $19 billion, nearly 11 percent of total U.S. grocery store sales. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co (A k P). had revenues of nearly $6.7 billion in 1979. A West German firm owns a 90 percent share of A ft P. A British concern owns Grand Union Co., another food retail giant, with $3.9 billion in sales Other American firms under foreign ownership Inclu'*? Keebler's cracker*, Libby's, Peter Paul, Wishbone, Seagram, Godd Humor and Tetley. The firms provide cookies, candy, sauces, tea, coffee, and alchoholic beverages. Foreign investment in U.S. food manufacturing firms reached $2 6 billion in 197*, the USpA survey showed. The survey, published in the summer edition of the National Food Review and the September issue of Farm line, both USD A publications, found that the first significant foreign investment in the U.S. commercial food sector began with Benlhana of Tokyo, a Japanese style steakhouae in 1964 In IffTS, 11 foreign-owned firms or franchises operated in the Industry but by December, 1M0, 44 foreign firms had franchisor or proprietary interest In 48 U.S. operations However, there are two sides to the foreign ownership question, according to USDA analysts. U.S. affiliate* of foreign firms use American farm products, employ U.S workers, invest in U.S. MAterials and technology and put a large share of their profits back into the U.S. economy